Brass Aquamanile (a water pourer for rituals) in the shape of a leopard. Edo peoples, circa 16th-19th century, Nigeria. [1200 x 800]. by AlbatrossWaste9124
September 30, 2024Honorary decree of the Eleians to the Olympic Victor Damokrates of Tenedos. Winner of the wrestling constest at Olympia, he becomes proxenos of the city. 300-250 BCE, now housed at the National Archaelogical Museum of Athens [2852×4944]
September 30, 2024A Byzantine ivory plaque with enthroned Mother of God (“The Stroganoff Ivory”). From Constantinople, 950–1025 CE, now housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art [2894×4123]
September 30, 2024A terracotta comedy theatre mask from Roman Tarentum in southern Italy. 2nd-1st century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto [3163×2420]